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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JUNE 19 , 1880-SIXTEEN PAGES. A LAND OF RICH RESOURCES The Territory of Alaska Rich In Mineral Wealth. WAITING TO [ BE DEVELOPED. Gold nnil Silver ns Well ns Coal , Iron nncl Copper ( Undoubtedly Exist In I'nyltiR Quantities The Fur Trnde. A Grout Country. JUNKAU , Alaska , May 25. [ Special to Tin : I3K15. ] This la a great country nnd great In extent of nroa , estimated ixt 800,000 square miles by the United Statcf. geological survey. A fair Idea of Ha magnitude may bo had by comparing - paring Its size with all of the states cast of the Mississippi river north of the gull states. Great in mineral re sources , for in not a stream in any portion tion of Its vast territory has prospecting been done without finding gold , in greater or loss quantities. Silver , iron , copper and coal have been found in nu merous localities , and the full develop ment of these latter is simply a question of a short time ; great In the extent of its fish , which cannot bo comprehended without n personal Investigation , and to do this thoroughly would require months of travel , and the rivers and lakes would have to bo explored between the eastern and western extremes of the territory , and from the ice-bound region north of Bohrlng strult to the Pacific ocean on ' the south. At every point touched by the steamer specimens of coal may bo scon , brought in by the Indians. It Is mostly bitumi nous , but of excellent quality. That found along the coast west of litka closely resembles the anthracite coal of Pennsylvania. The coal finds have not been investigated to any extent , for the roaion that these oxgaged In prospect ing are devoting their time in looking for gold. It is not generally known among the prospectors in this country that a good coal find would meet with less , trouble in inducing capital to develop it , nnd that probably as rich returns could be had in much less tiino than that consumed in opening up a gold mino. JUNEAU , within two miles of which is located the celebrated Trcndway mines , now turn ing out $160,000 every month , is the great mining town of Alaska. Its pop ulation numbers only about eight hun dred inhabitants all told. It is situated on what is called Gnstincaux channel , and has an excellent harbor , in which the largest ocean vessels may find safe anchorage. The town nestles quietly at the foot , or rather under a range of mountains , rising to a height of proba bly 3,000 foot , indeed , so close to the base of the mountains docs the town lie , that a Spalding base ball rolled along the top , when precipitated over the summit , would gather force sullicient to laud it u\\ay out in the water. Being the scat of the largest mine in the .world , and the only outfitting point for the "Yukon river country , it natur ally becomes a center for prospectors and these engaged in mining in any portion of northern and eastern Aslaska. An idea may bo gathered of the AMOUNT OF I1US1NKSS transacted with the Indians from the fact that a leading mercantile house of San Francisco took orders from mer chants in Juncau for 5)13,000 ) worth of blankets alone. A largo fur trade is carried on at Juncnu , and it would do a fur fancier good to spoud a day run ning around among the stores nnd looking at the different assort ments. The variety can hardly bo realised , for there is every grade of wolf , fox , otter , mink , martin , seal and mink , and a good judge could find lota of specimens that would make the eyes of an eastern furrier water , and ills heart leap at the prospect of securing a choice one at whatever cost. And it would not require an export to select a silver gray fox cither , oven with his oycs shut , so long and thick and soft is the fur. Tlio. Indians at different seasons of the year , take aboard of their canoes thofr whole family , together with such Bupply of food as their limited resources will permit , and raising the sail or wielding their paddles , make for their hunting ground , perhaps 300 or 400 roilos away. In the course of six weeks or two months their canoes again grate upon the sands of Juncau beach , whore they unload their bundle of furs , which is quickly transferred to the merchant to bo shipped with his.rogular consign ment , or sent directly to somcono at San Francisco from whom ho has n Special order for an extraordinary good article. It may hero bo remarked that the Indians of the interior are not per mitted by the coast Indians to bring their furs to any trading point on the coast. They must either sell thorn to the coast Indians at a low price when they make their regular trips into their country , or to some agent of THIS ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY , who sends them down the Yukon or to some stray white man who knows a good thing when ho sees it. A gentle man whom I mot in Junouu the other day told mo that while piospccting in the Yukon country last summer ho in vested all the money ho had about 8200 in furs , and packed thorn out liim- lolf. lie bought only such as suited his fancy , and shipped them to Now York. The net profit was nearly 81,100. Fine sea otter skins ho bought for 812 each. These sold on an average of $55 each , Returning to the question of the mineral resources of this country in all my inquiries relative to this subject , I have , of course , heard n great many tales based upon wildcat theories , and hearsay testimony , but I have also sat isfied myself that QOU ) HAS IIKUN I'OUND in payincr quantities in more than ono part of Alaska. I am satisfied of the further fact that it is being taken out to-day in paying quantities in moro places than one. It would bo hard to place an estimate upon the amount of gold that has boon obtained from the placer mines in the Bilvor Bow Basin just north of Juuoau. Would it not bo reasonable to suppose , tnnt if placer mining had been done thuro since 1681 , and chains had been cold for several thousand dollars each , nnd to-day stamp niills are bolng erect ed iuul are in actual operation in the ledges of this basin , that the yellow stuff was being taken out of mother earth nnd yielding a dividend to its owners ? It is such evidence as this , that con vinces mo tlmt gold exists in paying quantities in Alaska. Again , when I am told by men who are known to bo re liable , that in many places there exists indications far richer than these \\hich led to the discovery of TUB WONDKKKUIi TltKADWEI. ! , MINK. ( * I may not bo accused of an over snn- K.u& tJ&kd gulnonoBs of the mineral wealth of this territory. In the immediate vicinity of Juncau , n great many claims have bon located , but ihoro are a great many promising quartz ledges upon which no prospect ing has yet boon dono. Neither is the mineral confined to gold. The Silver Queen mine , about flvo miles from .lunoau in what is called "Sheep Creek Basin" has flatter ing Indications of very rich ore. Last October the first work was done upon this mine , nnd twenty sacks , containing 100 pounds each , were sent to the smelt ing works at San Francisco. The ore was taken to the wharf at Juneau by In dians at n cost of 81 per sack. The freight to San Francisco cost about S20 , and the expense of smelting was about $20. Incidental expenses to the amount of about $20 covered the total outlay , and the company received a check of 8100 , making the value of the ton of ere about $240. The ere contains a small percentage of gold. This ere came from the first opening of the shaft nnd loss than ton loot down. The work of sink ing the shaft has progressed to a depth of forty-five feet , and the prospects are as good as when first begun , there being little difference in the quality of the ere found. Another shipment of ere will bo made in Juno to the now binoltlng works now nearly completed at Tacoma , nnd if the result is as success ful ns anticipated , the own ers will hnvo n valuable property. Other VUJjIA AS L'llOMlSIXO rUOSl'KCTS are to bo scon near Juncau , and I hope before winter sots in to bo able to give you reliable information concerning other silver lodges that will demon strate that Alaska is rich in this min eral , as well as cold. I would like to say a word to you about the class of men who are coming Into Alnska. With few exceptions they are men who hnvo moro or less money. On account of the long distance from railroad communication , nnd the cost of reaching hero , the class known ns tramps nro rarely if over been. A man hero who is not possessed of money enough with which to procure a "grub stake , " or to pay his living expenses until ho can find some employmenthad bettor return to the states. Hero ho comes into competition with Indians and white men , who do certain classes of work in the mines , and as few in dustries arc as yet developed , ho would find himself in an unpleasant predica ment if ho hud no monoy. MINKH W. BRUCE. The Nebraska Colonels Follow. Sutton Advertiser : Five hundred Nebraska colonels stood in the lobby of the Murry hotel at Omaha , each talk ing to the other in low and confidential tones. A weary , travel-stained pil grim alighted from n street car and en tered the hotel. 'Seen anything 'o Captain Peters ? " abked the traveler anxiously. "Just left hero in ehnrge of the sheriff a few moments ngo , " said the clerk. "In charge 'o the sheriff ? What's the matter11 ! Wouldn't ho take the of fice ? " "Well , you see , there are 500 nnpli- cants for places , ana only thirty places to fill , and in trying lo irive the bp. > s all n chance , ho has been driven insane and they've taken him to the asylum at Lincoln. " "Whore's Council ? " asked the trav eler. "He's just taken the motor and gone over into Iowa for a quiet place to com mit suicide. " 'Whore's Paddock ? " "Ho's.locked un in his cellar at Bent- rice nnd guarded by the militia under Colonel Colby. " "Where's Mnndorson ? " "In Washington buried under n pile of petitions and telegrams. " ' 'Whore's Laird ? " "He's at Atlantic City trying to live. " "Whore's Dorsey ? " "He's gone out in the western part of his district nnd hid himself in the sand hills. " "You see I live up in Dnkotn , " said the stranger , "and I thought may bo I might secure ono of the doputyships. What had I better do ? " "You might go out to the bar and take something , " suggested the clerk. "Don't care if I do. " t > aid the stranger , and the Nebraska colonels followed him out. Daughter , Mine. Ira L. JcnMns. Hcarcst thou the sweetest tunol May Is RlicllnK into Juno. Toward the summer's highest noon : Wouldst thou bo great nature's guest , When the stars palein the west , Ana the birdllng seeks its ncsli Sat wo once beside the son , Tnero thy love reached out to mo , Doubled by mine own to tbcc. Duty In divine excess , Beauty in each waving tress , All in childhood's loveliness. Thou didst como my love to share , Liso rav name at evening prayer , Kneeling by thy little chair. Life Ims partings many ways , Tliino has bean in happiest days , Nouo have named theo hut to praise. Ahl remember , locks of gray , Youth and beauty can not stay , TrutabUng ago bends to decay. O , beloved daughter mine , Never in this llfo repine , Somewhere , somehow , suns will shine. Omuhn , May , 1689. Cuihnmn's Menthol Inhaler , cures catarrh , headache , nauralgta , asthma , hay Fever. Trial Irco nt your druggist. Price CO cents. Her ICIsa IllH Imst Kcincmbrnnce. An affecting incident occurred yes terday nt the ( loath bed of Dr. James Murpny , ono of Brooklyn's most suc cessful aud best-known young physi cians , says the Now York World. The doctor resided at No. 224 South Second street. Ho was but twenty-eight years old , a man of superb physique and or dinarily perfect health. Ho had been ill just four months. Yes terday the disease reached his heart , and his attending physicians saw that ho had but n short time to live. Dr. Murnhy had boon married three years , and between himself nnd his wife there oxlbtcd a rare affection. The devoted wife had nursed him in his sickness until her strength was exhausted , and she , too , foil dangerously ill with nerv ous prostration. When it was perceived , yesterday morning , that Dr. Murphy was sinking rapidly , the nurses , assisted by Dr. Zollhofor , lifted his wife from her couch , and carrying her into her hus band's room , laid her gently by his side. Ho looked at her with & 'o 5 glance of recognition , but w-ns unable to spoalc or move , except to slightly incline his head toward her. After a moment she exerted her remaining strength , and loaning feebly over him , silently Icissod his lips , and was then carried back , in a state bordering on delirium , to her room. Two minutes later her husband breathed his last. Atlvlco to Mother * . Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always bo used for children tooth ing. It soothes the child , softens the gums , nllays nil pains , cures wind colic , and is , the best remedy lor diarrhoea. 25e u bottle. AMERICAN MIUtilONAIHCS. A London Paper Thinks Their Wealth Very Much Overestimate. ! . The American press is just at present devoting much attention to the annual examination of that portion of the reve nue returns from which , snys the Lon don Stnndnrd , by n process of cnlouln- tion bnscd on the statements handed infer for the purpose of direct taxation , the acknowledged income of the various transatlantic millionaires can bo com puted. How far such returns may bo accepted is an open question. It is doubtful whether the slate can over take n tithe of the taxable wealth of the magnates whoso investments , spread over half the world , nrc only to n small extent in tangible property. On the other hand , thuro is gossip to the effect that , to increase their consequence and the credit which follows , aspiring bachelors and pushing men of business sometimes return their moans as higher than they really are , nnd find their profit in pay Ing on the fictitious amount. jay Goulu , wo nro told , is worth 50,000,000 , n figure thnt is probably enormously exaggerated , n& arejnlso the 50,000,000 sot down for n Novndn mine owner , who , It is nddod , was wheeling a barrow in Virginia City some twenty- five years ago. These are followed nt some distance by the head of the Now York Asters , who is credited with 38,000,000 , , the Vnndorbllts with 25,000,000 , nnd n variety of loss fa miliar personages. M. do Varigny , who has been examining these and sim ilar figures , considers that the richest Englishman Is the duke of Westmins ter , whoso property is estimated nt 10,000,000 , aud thnt no continental land-owner or merchant comes within many millions of this amount. The now world millionaires , however. differ in certain respects from those of this side of the globe. On the ono hand their riches are all their own , un- tampered with ontnils or other obliga tions incident to property inherited or acquired on this side of the Atlantic , but on the other , very little of it is real wealth. Mobt of the American millions are represented by shares inserts sorts of speculative enterprises in mines which may or may not run clear of ore , or in railways , the stock of which is often nt the mercy of ono or two shareholders nnd may in u few hours bo made almost worthless. In California there aio , perhaps , moro millionaires than in any other state of the union , the rich mines nnd the end less opportunities for enterprise offered by that region having operated to the benefit of its sharper citizens. One o thcbo is biiia to bo n university gradu ate and seven are lawyers. The rest WCIM 'n their youth of the uneducated , barefooted order , their early struggles being unaided by friends or relatives. Forty-nine are Americans by birth , 18 nro Irish , 8 are Hebrews , 5 are German , 4 are English nnd 1 is of French ex traction. Yet it is a striking ronimon- tary on public lifo in America that of those eighty-five millionaires , repre senting a total of about 90,000,000 , only seven have aspired to any political position. The millionaire in America dates , generally , spoakinc , from the time of the civil war , and wo are accustomed to spoalc of his wealth as putting com pletely in the shade that of the ancients. But wo _ are inclined to think that in the palmy days of Rome , when all the world was pillaged to enrich it , theio wore men , relatively bpenking , quite ns rich aa any thobo days. Croesus pos sessed in landed property nearly 2- , 000,000 , besides slaves , furniture and money to moro than equal the amount. Seneca could nlford to bo philosophic with a fortune of 3,500,000. Tiberius left at his death over 23,000,000 , which Caligula spout in less than a year. Julius Cjesar , before ho obtained any office , "nursed the constituency" so adroitly that ho owed nearly , $ ,000,000. In all ho squandered nearly 117,000- OCO of the public monoy. Appius wasted in debauchery 600,000 , nnd poisoned himself rather than face the world on n pittance of 80,000. . Esopus , the comedian , would spend 80,000 on n single dish. By the time the Roman empire fell Europe had been oretty well skinned , though , na the mediasvnl bankers wore concentrated for the most Snrt in Italy , a great deal of the plun- er in the peninsula does not scorn to have crossed the Alps. In the middle ages thorn wore rich men , of courbo , for in such a state of general impocuniosity it was easy for a cnpitalist to heap up wealth. Bo Jonsson Grip , a Swede , died in 1380 , leaving , ! ! ! audition to enormous cstntcs , mines nnd sums of coined money , 57,000 ounces of silver. So well provided wns ho with the sinews of war that ho could declare hostilities ngninbt the Hanseat- ic league and dictate terms to Lubeck and Dantzig. The Fuggors and other merchants managed to monopolize a vast amount of monoy. Yet when J2d- ward III failed in 1 386 to pay 1,305,000 golden crown which ho had borrowed of the Poruz/.i of Florence , something like a panto ran through the exchanges of the continent. With the discovery of America wealth once again begun to grow rapidly , but not oven then did anything like mod ern fortunes become common. Within the last fifty years , manufactures , mines nnd various industrial entor- pri7es have revolutionised our con ception on the subject. When the older Dumas reveled in oriental conceptions ho created Monte Cristo ns his ideal millionaire. Yet , judging by uiodorn standards , this imaginary bolng would have been rather poor , and would scnrcoly have found a place in the an nual list which appears in Now York. Few of these American plutocrats can bo taid to enjoy their monoy. Most of them got It nt n time of life when they nro too old to begin to learn anew the nrt of living. Tlioy have never done anything but form combinations nnd rnfco in monoy. Public lifo they do- . spiso. They have no position as great land owners or nobles to keep up. Most of them are too slenderly educated to " appreciate science , or nrt" or learning. But , as n rule , the feelings of the class may bo represented by the lite Mr. Vajidorbilt , who declared thnt the weight of his wealth crushed him that ho "had no pleasure in money , and no use lor it. " Captain Potcr. * . Sutton Advertiser : "Who is tlmt man Hying in terror before the mob ? " "That man is Captain John Peters , recently appointed collector of internal revenue. " "And who nro these who pursue him with such dcspornto earnestness ? " "Thoy nro all prominent Nebraska colonels who nro wanting doputyships. " "How many did you say were in the mob ? " "About 600. " Every woman in Omaha wo say women because men are usually too busy to looi : after such small matters- should insist on the head of the house procuring some reliable medicine for use in cuso of a sudden attack of colioor cholera morbus in the night during the summer. It is not pleasant to hunt up n physician after midnight , nor to go down town and route out a druggist at that hour. Take our advice and procure a 25 or 50-cont bottle of Chamberluin'ti Cello , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It can always bo depended upon and Is not unpleasant to take. I IN RING KilDAKUA'S ' DOMAIN , His Majesty Has a Very Good Yearly Income. BUT HE'S ALWAYS HARD UP. Ono of Unrth'HiGnrdctt Spots Nature linn Donor so Much For the Ifitnml9 > They Do Mttlo .ForC Themselves. Ocins of the Oocnn. R. J. Snxo , who recently returned from a visit to the Sandwich Islands , gives the following Interesting account of his travels : "On Saturday. March 7 , 18SO , I went on board the steamship Mariposa , of the great Oceanic Steamship Lino. Wo got under way at 12 : ! > 0 p. m. We had n. pleasant voyage to Honolulu , which Is situated on the Island of Owahu. It is the capital city of the Hawaiian klng- 1 dom nnd is 2,100 miles from San Fran cisco. We had sixty-six cabin passen gers , thirty-four were bound for Honolulu lulu , six for Auk and nnd twontv-six for Sidney. Wo nrrUod nt Honolulu nt 8i:0 : : p. in. on Saturday , March 10. Our stateroom was well provided with nil necessary conveniences for the comfort of passengers. Wo had competent nnd gentlemanly olliccrs all was in the style of the best hotels. And yet nearly two- thirds of our company refused to bo comfortable , for the reason thnt the Mariposa wns constantly in motion , and this motion caubed commotion in the hearts and stomach's of most of the company. " 1 found Honolulu quite a pleasant city of iiO,000 people , made up of Amer icans , Chinese , Portugese , Jnpnneso , natives , nnd hnlf-cnstcs. Tills Is the only harbor to bo found in all the king dom , where largo vessels can safely moor , at n civili/.od wharf , and is the only port where largo vessels make a laiuling. Honolulu ia the teat of gov ernment , and hero resides King Knln- nknun. The government has built a very respectable palace of stone , resem bling granite , with laruo pleasant grounds , adorned by tropical plants and llowcrs. The king is allowed a sxl- ary of S--,503 ? per ye.ir , nnd he lias also from crown lands an income of nearly $27,000 , making in nil a revenue almost equal to that of the president of our great republic , nnd yet his majesty is constantly in debt , and his credit iB"de- cidcdly below par. "The islands arc situated between the meridians 151 0 20' and 100 0 30' west of Greenwich and' ' > bet\\een parallels 18 0 40' and 20 0 15' north latitude , and con sequently have an almost , perfect climate , and with about double the amount of rain they now enjayonld \ bean an ideal country. There are twelve islands in the srioup , four of which are barren rocus , the remaining eight are well fitted for gracing nnd agriculture. Hawaii is much the largest of the group , having an area of 4,210 square miles , while pwalti has only GCO square miles. The hijrhcst point of elevation 13,805 feet on Hawaii. There nro over 4,000- 000 ncrcs in nil the eight inhabited islands. When discovered by Captain Cook in 1778 , ho estimated the popula tion at 10,000. . Now there are bO,000 in all , 40,000 being native * , and 20,000 Chinese , 10,000 Portugese and about 10,000 other foieigners. "The islands are all of volcanic ori gin , with coral reef formations on nearly all of them. They are all mountainous , and the soil consists mainly of disinte grated volcanic rock , which in the ages which have elapsed since their up heaval has gradually washeu down along the mountain sides , leaving n fnirly good red soil in the valleys and moro gradual slopes , but the best soil is found nt the base of the mountains sus tained bvtho coral reefs , nnd hero is grown the cocoinut , banana , orange , etc. , making a beautiful border around most of the islands. "Sinco the reciprocity trcnty with the United Slates in 1877 there has been considerable enterprise put forth by the islnndorsmnnngcTl mostly by Americans , and n large amount of sugar is made. This is all exported to San Francisco , duty free , while in the form of crude brown sugar , to be refined in Cnlifor- nin. This trade will bo increased as more is irrigated. It is nt present con fined to such tracts as the few mountain streams can bo conducted to. Sugar is now by far the greatest article of ox- port'nnd nt present prices pays exceed ingly well. I had the pleasure of visit ing one sugar mill on Hawaii , which was making twenty-live tons per dny of nice brown sugar. Employing 1)00 ) men , over two hundred oxen , nnd using the best American machinery. The busi ness of the islands is mainly with the United States , both imports and experts - ports , and sympathy is all with Amer ica. I was told that at our last election for president , an election was hold at Honolulu by regular call , nnd General Harrison wns elected by a largo ma jority. "I found n Inrgo number of churchgoing - going people , nnd Inrge , fine churches. Among them were the Congregational , the Church of England , a Catholic church , nnd some Mormons. I attended Memorial services in the Congrega tional church and the English cathe dral for tha officers and seamen lost nt the grout btorm of Samoa , and was sur prised to see Inrge congregations of as woll-drosbod and intelligent people as uro usually seen in cities of thnt size in our own country. The nntiuos nro in offensive , good-nnturod Inzy people , nnd are gradually selling out their birth rights to Americans. 1 like the climate nnd bomo of the productions. I like many of tho-peoplo and the l.cnuti- ful situation of'tho islands. The pro ductions inightlb'o largely increased by a little enterprise and work ; but who wants to work 'liko ' n Now Englander whore there is no winter , and fish , fruit and sweet potatoes can bo had almost without effort. ' There are on some of the islands largo' flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. There is some dairy ing for home uso. The cows produce about half what our cows do. "I visited the Island of Molokni , whore in the > leper settlement and whore the government supports 1,000 incurables. They have Protestant and Catholic churches , and all the sources of enjoyment tlmt nro found in most small villages anywhere , but once thorn , there they remain until death. On re turning from Molokni u party of us took pabsngo on the Intco Island Steam Navigation company's steamer , to the volcano of Kilano on the Island of Hawaii , eight day trip , costing $50 and worth the money. Arriving in the evening much fa tigued , we all felt like resting , which wo did , at a very comfortable hotel situated on a ridge of land within ten rods of the brink of the Crntu. and in the roar nt n distance of about fifty rods are the sulphur beds. Next day wo in terested ourselves in examining a largo extinct Crntu lying ono mile from the hotel ; nnd also the sulphur beds which cover an area of about 1500 acres , and from which hot steam is constantly issuing. Sulphur is soon all around in beautiful crystals , and hot steam baths are given to these who do- , To OFFICE SEEKERS. ft go ! Vf I t \ mA * A Superb Court , Perfect Ventilation , Thoroughly Fire Proof WELL LIGHTED OFFICES , HARD-WOOD FINISH , TILED CORRIDORS A ; .Fifty-Eight Vaults , fHLighted : by Electricity , . ' - V.Night © Day Elevator Service" THE BEE BUILDING , Seventeenth and Farnam , offers attractions for Professional Men , Insurance Companies , Brokers , Real Estate Agents and Business Men , who desire elegant , commodious and fire-proof offices at reasonable terms. For particulars apply at the Counting Room , New Bee Build ing. sire them. At 4 p. in. wo nil set forth. There were nine of our company , one of whom wns a young1 bride from Chicago. Wo had two guides and all carried Inn- terns , expecting to bo out after dark , the better to face the fire works. Our first stop was ono mile down.a. windinr path , 000 feet to the surface "of the Crntu. Then'wo enter upon the lava , bed , which had the appearance of a lake , the surface being rippled by the wind into a gentle swell , and in that condition frozen hard. This apparent lake is surrounded by perpendicular | walls from GOO to 1,500 feet high , nnd is perhaps three miles by five in extent. [ Our walk wns over this uneven surface of lava by a path or trail , in Indian file. After walking about three miles wo came to our first molten lavna Inrgo cave thrown up perhaps fifty feet high nnd bovonty-fivo feet across at the base , w ith an openinir at the top. It is called the Elephant. Tins cnvo wo nil nsccndod and looKed down upon a boilincrroaring mass of red hot lava , or melted roclc. The noise was like distant thunder. Wo then continued our walk n half milo further , most of the way over n now flow of lava , the surface being cool , so that the guides thought it safealthough through cracks wo _ could sco the red hot rock only four inches below. Wo walked quick nnd lightly ovorand , after crossing great fissures , with hot steam pulling up all around uswo finally came to the hike. It was now getting quito dark. 'On our loft were several huge cones , from ton to fifty feet high , steam blowing all around , nnd just before us a lake of fire , perhaps 800 by 600 feet in nren. This lake was surrounded by a ban I : of cooled lava , some twenty feet high , which held the molten mass in placo. Accasionally the fire would bo thrown up from ono side from fifty to 100 feet , making n most fascinating , sublime and wonderful sight. "After satisfying ourselves with this romnrknblo sight , wo lighted lanterns nnd with n guido in front nnd rear started on our threq nnd n half milo tramp , but after arriving , weary and sore , nt the border of the crntor , wo wore confronted by a frowning preci pice said to bo COO feet high , but now seeming to us U,000 foot. Wo accom plished its ascent , however , nnd at 10 p. in. arrived safely at the holo. Next day wo drove down the mountain , which is about four thousand feet eleva tion. I vibited n bugnr mill on the wny , the largest on the island. Next day wo boarded oul1 stcnmor for Honolulu. This volcnno , Kiluma , has had periodical eruptions. Sometimes the /lava rises above the surrounding wall and flows In a boiling stream of four milosor moro in width. In ono instance it forced its burning course for forty miles to the ocean. "Thoro nro many beautiful sights and wonders , but I noticed that pnsbongcra usually look with much interest for the next steamer homo. On the whole No- brnska or California are good enough for mo , and I fool that I have plenty of room hero. " That tired tooling and loss of appetite are entirely overcome by Hood's Sarsn- parilla , the peculiar medicine. Try it and seo. An Arabian Nlglit * M. 0. QlWnuUin Mid-night the sons is douo ; lay down Uiy lute , Dark race , yet raptured from the music's close , The lump swings languidly the soft llfUt glows Around tbco , and thy passionate lips nro mute , Too ncnr to mino. Warm fragrance of irult. Odors of music nnd jossunilnu and rose rioat faintly past us , ; some late reveller goes Homowurd with far-off sound ot fifo and fluto. The curtains drop their deep embroidery Behind thce , and the Dwelled KOblots glunm ; Tliy hungry , yearning eyes are fixed on mine As In the mazes of a wild love-dream. Slowly , by some magnetic law divine. Wo tremble towatd each other silently. Tlmt hacking coug iican bo so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. Wo guarantee it. For eule by Goodman Drug Co. THEIRS THE MTU OF PEACE , Arcadian Lines or the Nation'a Warde at Santee Agency. POOR LO AS A SOIL-TILLER. Hands "Which Once U'lcUIcd the Dc.iilly Tomnluiu'lc Now Guide the I'olKhcd Plow Share Iho AVnr W hoop Heard No More. Clvlllzitlon AIDOIIR the Snnf.-cp. SANTISU AGENCY , Neb. , June M. [ Special to THIS Bii : ; . ] The Santee band of the Sioux or Dakota Indians were driven out of Minnesota in 1803 and located nt Crow Creek' , Dak , , but after three years of fruitless endeavor to raise crops , on u then barren soil , and after the government had expended $300,000 for their subsistence , they wore ngnin removed to the Missouri bottom between the Niobrara and Bra/.llo rivers , occupying the land upon which the town of Niobrara is now built. With this location they wore well pleased , but hero another difficulty was en countered. The land had already boon occupied by whites , who had been driven away by the hostile Indians from the west , and they again laid claim to it. The Sun toes wore again obliged to move only a few miles , however , nnd wore permanently located at this place in the summer of 18G7. They numbered at that time about one thousand and llftymostly women and children , the male portion of the tribe having been badly scattered at the close cf the Minnesota outbreak , when some ofjthem wore executed and others fled to the British possoslons and to other tribes. With this location theSantecs opened nnowp.igoin their history. They im- medintely wont to opening up land , building houses , nnd carrying on the pursuits of the white man , who gradu ally lost evil suspicion of his now neighbors - bors arid all worked in harmony. Dur ing the past fix or eight years the San- tees have made moi o progress toward civilization than in any other period of double that tlmo. In the spring of 1885 the heads of families having completed their selec tion of farms , all of the children wcro allotted eighty acrosoach. In April the remaining portion of the reservation was restored to the public domain , nnd on the 15th of May was opened to settle ment. This tract about thirty thou sand acres was , of course , not the most desirable land , but it was largely sought for , and the while settlers inpidly opened up some line farms. Roads were established , school houses built , nnd the reservation put on a now appearance , nnd soon , wnnt had been but a sparsely settled tract , became n prosperous community. From the sale of their lands in Minnesota the Santeos received about 8100,000. This in part has boon used in building houses , pur chasing horses , stoclc , seed grain , etc. , nnd ktis aided them greatly. They still hnvo about $27,000 of this trust fund ro- ranining. They have nt present nbout ono hundred nnd twenty comfortnblo houses , and will build twenty moro this Hummer. Thcso houses nro built en tirely of Indian labor , and they are as xvoll built us any of these of their white neighbors. In having good nnd honest agents ap pointed for them the Santeos have boon fortunate from the beginning. Each ohange has brought u man moro capable and bettor acquainted with Indian na ture than his predecessor. For the past four years the agency has been In charge ol Charles Hill , who for many years was general superintendent of the agency. Ills sixteen vcars of service Hero among the Santoos has admirably qualified him for the work , and prob ably no man in ho Indian service has a ! . . . . . . It 'I ! MifrWAlfam'nfUHtitel , ! i. . i - ' bettor record , or is moro generally respected. The government black smith shop is in charge of Joseph Kitto , n full blood Indian who is a skilled , workman. Indeed , it is doubtful if hia equal can bo found among hlb white brother workmen in the surrounding country. Thecnrpontor and wngon shops nro presided over by Benjamin Sky , another full blood mechanic , who is master of all the branches of hia trade. In other departments , such as harness and shoe shops , grist mill and engine room , wo find Indians doing the work , nnd in n inannor thnt would con vince the most skeptical that the Indian cnn bo civilized , 'and will adapt himself to any kind of work. The shops uro kept filled with apprentices taken from the Industrial school , who. after having learned their trades , take positions nt borne other agency or go onto their farms nt homo. Thus it will be boon thnt ns there nro so mnny tradesmen nmong the members of the tribe there is little or no chance for the employment of white labor. Of Of these who have tnkon the farmer's occupation many are doing good work and will become first-class in their vo cation. Their progrcbs is not so rapid for the reason thnt they are not so much under the direct attention of the ngont nnd instructions of the men in the men in the agency shops. Nearly every farmer hns some land under fence , some fencing in pasture nnd others their farming land. Groves of trees have been planted about their places nnd some few hnvo young orchards growing , nil of which goes to give their plnces a homelike ami cosy appearance. Tlioro are about li00 ! acres of land under cultivation , and in 1887 the last nvntlnblo report showed nn aggregate yield of crops valued at about $18.000. The Indian is not unlike many of his white brethren , and a dollar in his pocket is like n coal of ilro to the hand it must bo dropped , nnd as the agency trader is the handiest person to catch , the coin ho soon has the largest part of it. There are exceptions to this rule , however , nnd vo find some who use their money very wisely in purchasing1 household furnlturo.'clotlilng , nnd other things of use to them. The Santeos nro greatly interested in the education of their children , and desire that they shall bo brought up , not ns they were , but us the whiten of to-dny. In another letter I will give you an idea of the amount expended for the ducntion of In- dinns at this agency , nnd of the religion and politics of the San tecs. Angostura Bitters makes health , and health makes bright , rosy cheeks and happiness. Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons , sole manufacturers. Ask your druggist. Absolutely Purer This powder never varies. A m ryel of purltr itreneth and wlioluaoinenoiii. Mora economical than the ordinary Kinds , and cannot ba old la competition with the multitude * ot lovr cott. liorttT8liliUluraor .phosphate ) povrdtr . KM only In cani. Ho/ftl Uulclng l'owd r Co-t * W lUtreet Noir Verk.